With all of the doom and gloom we have been hearing about the housing market I would like to mention how things are going in my neck of the woods. We where # 13 for appreciation in the nation last year.  We definitely are not in a sellers market but most of the sellers are just needing to adjust to a normal market and yes you are going to have to work to sell your home. On the other hand this is one of the best times to buy because of the great inventory and medium range prices. You can buy a nice home for $250000 and expect it will appreciate over the next 3-5 years. I have a client who is an investor who has been telling me about some of the crazy deals he is getting in other markets around the country buying houses for under $5000. I wonder if he will ener be able to sell them. All in all this is just a stable market and a nice place to live. Nice people, lots of culture, more things going on than in most cities twice the size! Just take a look a the pics below. You can check all thing lane county Oregon Real Estate @ http://www.teamthayer.com/